List of Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

This is a list of yearly Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings.[1]

SWAC standings

1921 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Wiley $   –         –   $ – Conference champion	1922 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Paul Quinn $   –         –   $ – Conference champion	1923 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Wiley $ 4 – 1 – 0     6 – 1 – 0 Paul Quinn 3 – 1 – 1     5 – 1 – 1 Prairie View State 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 2 – 0 Samuel Huston 1 – 2 – 2     ? – ? – ? Bishop 1 – 3 – 1     2 – 4 – 2 Texas College 1 – 4 – 0     ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion
1924 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Paul Quinn $ 3 – 0 – 2     6 – 0 – 3 Prairie View State 3 – 1 – 1     5 – 1 – 1 Wiley 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Bishop ? – ? – ?     ? – ? – ? Samuel Huston ? – ? – ?     ? – ? – ? Texas College ? – ? – ?     ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion	1925 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Bishop $   –         –   $ – Conference champion	1926 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Samuel Huston $ 5 – 0 – 0     ? – ? – ? Prairie View State 3 – 1 – 1     4 – 2 – 1 Wiley 3 – 2 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 Paul Quinn 2 – 2 – 1     ? – ? – ? Bishop 1 – 4 – 0     ? – ? – ? Texas College 0 – 5 – 0     ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion
1927 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Wiley $   –         –   $ – Conference champion	1928 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Wiley $ 5 – 0 – 0     9 – 0 – 1 Prairie View State 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 3 – 1 Bishop ? – ? – ?     ? – ? – ? Paul Quinn ? – ? – ?     ? – ? – ? Samuel Huston ? – ? – ?     ? – ? – ? Texas College ? – ? – ?     ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion	1929 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Wiley $   –         –   $ – Conference champion
1930 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Wiley $   –         –   $ – Conference champion	1931 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Prairie View $   –         –   $ – Conference champion	1932 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Wiley $ 5 – 0 – 0     9 – 0 – 0 Prairie View State 2 – 2 – 1     6 – 3 – 2 Texas College ? – ? – ?     5 – 2 – 1 Bishop ? – ? – ?     ? – ? – ? Langston ? – ? – ?     ? – ? – ? Samuel Huston ? – ? – ?     ? – ? – ? $ – Conference champion
1933 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Langston +   –         –   Prairie View +   –         –   + – Conference co-champions	1934 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Texas College $ 5 – 0 – 1     9 – 0 – 1 Langston 3 – 1 – 0     7 – 1 – 0 Southern 1 – 1 – 0     4 – 3 – 0 Prairie View State 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Wiley 1 – 2 – 1     5 – 4 – 1 Samuel Huston 0 – 4 – 0     ? – ? – ? Bishop 0 – 0 – 0     6 – 0 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1935 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Texas College $ 5 – 0 – 1     9 – 0 – 1 Wiley 3 – 0 – 3     8 – 0 – 3 Bishop 3 – 2 – 1     7 – 2 – 1 Prairie View 1 – 1 – 4     4 – 3 – 4 Langston 1 – 3 – 2     2 – 3 – 2 Southern 1 – 4 – 1     1 – 7 – 1 Samuel Huston 1 – 5 – 0     1 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1936 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Texas College +   –         –   Langston +   –         –   + – Conference co-champions	1937 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Southern +   –         –   Langston +   –         –   + – Conference co-champions	1938 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Southern +   –         –   Langston +   –         –   + – Conference co-champions
1939 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Langston $   –         –   $ – Conference champion	1940 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Southern +   –         –   Langston +   –         –   + – Conference co-champions	1941 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No champion per SWAC.
1942 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Texas College $   –         –   $ – Conference champion	1943 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No champion per SWAC.	1944 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Texas College + 5 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Wiley + 5 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Langston + 5 – 1 – 0     6 – 2 – 1 Southern 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Samuel Huston 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 Prairie View State 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 0 – 6 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1945 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Wiley $ 6 – 0 – 0     10 – 0 – 0 Southern 5 – 1 – 0     5 – 2 – 0 Texas College 3 – 2 – 1     ? – ? – ? Langston 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 3 – 0 Samuel Huston 1 – 3 – 2     ? – ? – ? Prairie View 1 – 4 – 1     3 – 5 – 1 Arkansas AM&N 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1946 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Southern $ 6 – 0 – 0     8 – 2 – 1 Wiley 4 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 1 Arkansas AM&N 3 – 2 – 1     7 – 2 – 1 Prairie View 2 – 2 – 2     7 – 2 – 2 Texas College 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 1 Langston 2 – 4 – 0     2 – 6 – 1 Samuel Huston 0 – 5 – 2     3 – 5 – 2 Bishop ? – ? – ?     4 – 3 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1947 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 8 Southern $ 7 – 0 – 0     10 – 2 – 0 No. 17 Prairie View A&M 5 – 2 – 0     6 – 6 – 0 No. 16 Texas College 3 – 1 – 1     5 – 2 – 3 Bishop 3 – 2 – 2     3 – 4 – 3 No. 20 Wiley 3 – 3 – 1     4 – 3 – 2 Langston 2 – 4 – 1     2 – 7 – 1 Samuel Huston 1 – 6 – 0     3 – 9 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 0 – 6 – 1     2 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.[2]
1948 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Southern $ 7 – 0 – 0     12 – 0 – 0 Texas College 5 – 2 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 Langston 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Prairie View A&M 4 – 2 – 1     6 – 4 – 1 Samuel Huston 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 5 – 1 Bishop 1 – 5 – 1     2 – 7 – 1 Wiley 0 – 7 – 0     0 – 9 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1949 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 2 Southern + 6 – 0 – 1     10 – 0 – 1 No. 9 Langston + 6 – 0 – 1     8 – 1 – 1 No. 13 Prairie View A&M 5 – 2 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 No. 28 Bishop 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 3 – 1 Texas College 2 – 4 – 1     2 – 6 – 2 Arkansas AM&N 1 – 4 – 2     5 – 4 – 2 Samuel Huston 1 – 6 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 Wiley 0 – 6 – 1     0 – 9 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.[3]	1950 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Southern $ 7 – 0 – 0     10 – 0 – 1 Langston 6 – 1 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 Bishop 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 1 Prairie View A&M 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 1 Arkansas AM&N 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 6 – 1 Wiley 2 – 5 – 0     3 – 6 – 1 Texas College 1 – 5 – 1     1 – 9 – 1 Samuel Huston 0 – 6 – 1     0 – 6 – 2 $ – Conference champion
1951 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Prairie View A&M $ 6 – 1 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 Texas College 4 – 1 – 2     5 – 2 – 2 Southern 4 – 1 – 2     5 – 4 – 2 Arkansas AM&N 4 – 2 – 1     5 – 3 – 1 Langston 4 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Wiley 2 – 4 – 1     3 – 5 – 1 Samuel Huston 1 – 6 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 Bishop 0 – 7 – 0     0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1952 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Prairie View A&M $ 6 – 0 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Southern 5 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 0 Texas College 3 – 2 – 1     4 – 3 – 1 Arkansas AM&N 2 – 2 – 2     3 – 6 – 2 Wiley 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Langston 1 – 4 – 1     2 – 6 – 1 Bishop 0 – 6 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1953 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Prairie View A&M $ 6 – 0 – 0     12 – 0 – 0 Southern 5 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 0 Texas College 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 2 – 3 – 1     3 – 5 – 2 Langston 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Bishop 1 – 4 – 1     2 – 6 – 1 Wiley 0 – 6 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1954 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Prairie View A&M $ 6 – 0 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 Southern 5 – 1 – 0     10 – 1 – 0 Langston 4 – 2 – 0     4 – 4 – 1 Texas College 3 – 3 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Wiley 2 – 4 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 7 – 2 Bishop 0 – 6 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1955 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 5 Southern $ 6 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 1 No. 6 Langston 4 – 1 – 2     6 – 1 – 2 No. 8 Texas Southern 5 – 1 – 1     7 – 2 – 1 No. 10 Prairie View A&M 5 – 1 – 1     7 – 2 – 1 Texas College 2 – 5 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Wiley 2 – 5 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 2 – 5 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 Bishop 0 – 7 – 0     0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier.[4]	1956 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Texas Southern + 5 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 0 Wiley + 5 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 1 Southern 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Prairie View A&M 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Langston 2 – 4 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 0 – 5 – 1     2 – 6 – 1 Texas College 0 – 5 – 1     2 – 6 – 1 + – Conference co-champions
1957 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Wiley $ 6 – 0 – 0     10 – 0 – 1 Texas Southern 4 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 1 Prairie View A&M 4 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 1 Southern 4 – 2 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Texas College 1 – 5 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Langston 0 – 6 – 0     0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1958 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Prairie View A&M $ 5 – 0 – 0     10 – 0 – 1 Southern 3 – 2 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 Texas College 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Texas Southern 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Wiley 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 0 – 5 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll	1959 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Southern $   7 – 0         8 – 2   Prairie View A&M   6 – 1         9 – 2   Texas Southern   5 – 2         7 – 3   Jackson State   4 – 3         6 – 4   Arkansas AM&N   2 – 5         4 – 6   Grambling   2 – 5         4 – 6   Texas College   2 – 5         4 – 6   Wiley   0 – 7         2 – 8   $ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll
1960 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Grambling +   6 – 1         9 – 1   Prairie View A&M +   6 – 1         10 – 1   Southern +   6 – 1         9 – 1   Jackson State   4 – 3         6 – 4   Arkansas AM&N   3 – 4         6 – 4   Texas Southern   2 – 5         4 – 6   Wiley   1 – 6         2 – 7   Texas College   0 – 7         1 – 9   + – Conference co-champions Rankings from College Division poll	1961 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Jackson State $ 6 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 0 Grambling 5 – 2 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 Southern 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Texas Southern 5 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Prairie View A&M 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 4 – 1 Wiley 2 – 4 – 1     4 – 4 – 1 Arkansas AM&N 1 – 5 – 1     3 – 6 – 1 Texas College 0 – 7 – 0     0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll	1962 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Jackson State $ 6 – 1 – 0     10 – 1 – 0 Texas Southern 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Grambling 3 – 2 – 2     6 – 2 – 2 Prairie View A&M 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Southern 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 2 – 4 – 1     3 – 5 – 1 Alcorn State 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Wiley 1 – 5 – 1     3 – 5 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll
1963 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Prairie View A&M $^ 7 – 0 – 0     10 – 1 – 0 Southern 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Texas Southern 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Grambling 3 – 3 – 1     5 – 3 – 1 Arkansas AM&N 3 – 3 – 1     5 – 4 – 1 Jackson State 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Wiley 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Alcorn A&M 0 – 7 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from College Division poll	1964 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 2 AP / #8 UPI Prairie View A&M $   7 – 0         9 – 0   Grambling   6 – 1         9 – 2   Jackson State   4 – 3         6 – 4   Alcorn A&M   3 – 4         5 – 5   Arkansas AM&N   3 – 4         5 – 5   Texas Southern   3 – 4         5 – 5   Southern   2 – 5         4 – 6   Wiley   0 – 7         2 – 7   $ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll	1965 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 13 UPI Grambling $^ 6 – 1 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 Southern 4 – 2 – 1     5 – 4 – 1 Texas Southern 4 – 2 – 1     5 – 4 – 1 Jackson State 3 – 3 – 1     5 – 3 – 1 Prairie View A&M 3 – 3 – 1     5 – 3 – 1 Arkansas AM&N 3 – 3 – 1     3 – 5 – 1 Alcorn A&M 2 – 4 – 1     3 – 5 – 1 Wiley 0 – 7 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – College Division playoff participant Rankings from College Division poll
1966 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Grambling + 4 – 2 – 1     6 – 2 – 1 Southern + 4 – 2 – 1     6 – 2 – 1 Arkansas AM&N + 4 – 2 – 1     5 – 4 – 1 Texas Southern + 4 – 2 – 1     5 – 4 – 1 Jackson State 3 – 3 – 1     5 – 3 – 1 Prairie View A&M 3 – 3 – 1     5 – 3 – 1 Alcorn A&M 2 – 3 – 2     5 – 3 – 2 Wiley 0 – 7 – 0     0 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from College Division poll	1967 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Grambling $   6 – 1         9 – 1   Texas Southern   5 – 2         7 – 3   Jackson State   4 – 3         6 – 3   Southern   4 – 3         5 – 5   Arkansas AM&N   3 – 4         6 – 4   Alcorn A&M   3 – 4         5 – 4   Prairie View A&M   2 – 5         5 – 5   Wiley   1 – 6         3 – 7   $ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll	1968 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Alcorn A&M +   6 – 1         8 – 1   Grambling +   6 – 1         9 – 2   Texas Southern +   6 – 1         6 – 4   Arkansas AM&N   4 – 3         5 – 5   Southern   3 – 4         4 – 6   Prairie View A&M   2 – 5         4 – 6   Jackson State   1 – 6         3 – 6   Wiley   0 – 7         2 – 8   + – Conference co-champions Rankings from College Division poll
1969 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 8 AP / #13 UPI Alcorn A&M $ 6 – 0 – 1     8 – 0 – 1 Southern 5 – 1 – 1     6 – 2 – 1 Grambling 5 – 2 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Texas Southern 3 – 3 – 1     4 – 3 – 2 Prairie View A&M 3 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 2 – 4 – 1     3 – 5 – 1 Jackson State 1 – 6 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 1 – 6 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll	1970 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 9 AP / #14 UPI Alcorn A&M $ 6 – 0 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 No. 16 AP / #15 UPI Grambling 5 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 0 Texas Southern 4 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Southern 2 – 3 – 1     5 – 5 – 1 Prairie View A&M 2 – 3 – 1     4 – 5 – 1 Jackson State 1 – 5 – 0     4 – 7 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 0 – 6 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll	1971 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Grambling $ 5 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 0 Jackson State 4 – 1 – 1     9 – 1 – 1 No. 16 UPI Alcorn A&M 4 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Texas Southern 3 – 2 – 1     7 – 2 – 1 Prairie View A&M 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 1 – 5 – 0     4 – 7 – 0 Southern 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll
1972 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 8 AP / #9 UPI Grambling + 5 – 1 – 0     11 – 2 – 0 Jackson State + 5 – 1 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 Alcorn A&M 4 – 1 – 1     5 – 3 – 1 Texas Southern 3 – 2 – 1     5 – 4 – 1 Mississippi Valley State 1 – 5 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Prairie View A&M 1 – 5 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Southern 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 7 – 1 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from College Division poll	1973 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 7 AP / #7 UPI Grambling +^ 5 – 1 – 0     10 – 3 – 0 Jackson State + 5 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 0 Alcorn A&M 3 – 2 – 1     7 – 2 – 1 Southern 3 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Texas Southern 2 – 3 – 1     5 – 5 – 1 Mississippi Valley State 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 Prairie View A&M 0 – 6 – 0     2 – 6 – 1 + – Conference co-champions ^ – College Division playoff participant Rankings from College Division poll	1974 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 14 AP / #13 UPI Alcorn State +^   5 – 1         9 – 2   No. 7 AP / #6 UPI Grambling State +   5 – 1         11 – 1   Jackson State   4 – 2         7 – 3   Southern   3 – 3         8 – 3   Texas Southern   3 – 3         6 – 4   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 5         5 – 5   Prairie View A&M   0 – 6         0 – 10   + – Conference co-champions ^ – College Division playoff participant Rankings from College Division poll
1975 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 4 AP / #2 UPI Grambling State 4 – 2 – 0     10 – 2 – 0 Jackson State + 4 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Southern + 4 – 2 – 0     9 – 3 – 0 Alcorn State 3 – 3 – 0     6 – 3 – 1 Mississippi Valley State 3 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Texas Southern 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Prairie View A&M 1 – 5 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll	1976 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 8 Alcorn State $   5 – 1         8 – 2   Grambling State   4 – 2         8 – 4   Southern   4 – 2         8 – 3   Prairie View A&M   3 – 3         6 – 5   Jackson State   3 – 3         5 – 4   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 5         4 – 6   Texas Southern   1 – 5         2 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll	1977 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Grambling State $ 6 – 0 – 0     10 – 1 – 0 Jackson State 5 – 1 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 Texas Southern 3 – 2 – 1     6 – 4 – 1 Mississippi Valley State 2 – 4 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Alcorn State 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 8 – 0 Southern 1 – 4 – 1     3 – 7 – 1 Prairie View A&M 1 – 5 – 0     3 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1978 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Grambling State $ 5 – 0 – 1     9 – 1 – 1 No. 2 Jackson State ^ 5 – 1 – 0     10 – 2 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 3 – 2 – 1     6 – 3 – 1 Alcorn State 2 – 3 – 1     5 – 4 – 1 Southern 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 7 – 0 Texas Southern 1 – 4 – 1     3 – 6 – 1 Prairie View A&M 1 – 5 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll	1979 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 1 Grambling State +   5 – 1         8 – 3   No. 6 Alcorn State +   5 – 1         8 – 2   No. 8 Jackson State   4 – 2         8 – 3   No. T–10 Southern   4 – 2         7 – 4   Mississippi Valley State   2 – 4         4 – 5   Texas Southern   1 – 5         3 – 8   Prairie View A&M   0 – 6         0 – 11   + – Conference co-champions Rankings from Associated Press poll	1980 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 2 Grambling State +^ 5 – 1 – 0     10 – 2 – 0 Jackson State + 5 – 1 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 Alcorn State 3 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Southern 3 – 3 – 0     4 – 6 – 1 Texas Southern 2 – 4 – 0     2 – 9 – 0 Prairie View A&M 0 – 6 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll
1981 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 4 Jackson State $^ 5 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 1 Grambling State 4 – 1 – 1     6 – 4 – 1 Texas Southern 3 – 2 – 1     4 – 5 – 1 Alcorn State 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 6 – 1 Southern 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 8 – 0 Prairie View A&M 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll	1982 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 8 Jackson State $^ 6 – 0 – 0     9 – 3 – 0 Southern 5 – 1 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 No. 10 Grambling State 4 – 2 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 Alcorn State 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 6 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 2 – 4 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Texas Southern 1 – 5 – 0     1 – 9 – 1 Prairie View A&M 0 – 6 – 0     1 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll	1983 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 10 Grambling State $ 6 – 0 – 1     8 – 1 – 2 No. 15 Jackson State 5 – 2 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 Southern 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 4 – 0 No. 19 Mississippi Valley State 4 – 2 – 1     7 – 2 – 1 Alcorn State 4 – 3 – 0     7 – 3 – 1 Texas Southern 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Alabama State 0 – 6 – 0     2 – 9 – 0 Prairie View A&M 0 – 6 – 0     0 – 11 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll
1984 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 1 Alcorn State $^ 7 – 0 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 No. 6 Mississippi Valley State ^ 6 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 0 Grambling State 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 4 – 0 Southern 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 5 – 0 Jackson State 3 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 1 Texas Southern 2 – 5 – 0     5 – 6 – 0 Alabama State 1 – 6 – 0     2 – 9 – 0 Prairie View A&M 0 – 7 – 0     0 – 11 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll	1985 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 8 Grambling State +^   6 – 1         9 – 3   No. 15 Jackson State +^   6 – 1         8 – 3   Mississippi Valley State   5 – 2         8 – 3   No. 20 Alcorn State   5 – 2         7 – 3   Southern   3 – 4         6 – 5   Alabama State   2 – 5         3 – 8   Texas Southern   1 – 6         1 – 10   Prairie View A&M   0 – 7         2 – 9   + – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll	1986 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 9 Jackson State $^ 7 – 0 – 0     9 – 3 – 0 Alcorn State 5 – 2 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Grambling State 4 – 3 – 0     7 – 4 – 0 Southern 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 1 Mississippi Valley State 3 – 3 – 1     4 – 4 – 1 Alabama State 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 7 – 0 Texas Southern 1 – 5 – 1     2 – 8 – 1 Prairie View A&M 1 – 6 – 0     3 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll
1987 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 9 Jackson State $^ 7 – 0 – 0     8 – 3 – 1 Southern 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 4 – 0 Alcorn State 5 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Alabama State 4 – 3 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 Grambling State 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0 Texas Southern 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0 Prairie View A&M 1 – 6 – 0     3 – 8 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 0 – 7 – 0     1 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll	1988 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 5 Jackson State $^ 7 – 0 – 0     8 – 1 – 2 No. 20 Grambling State 5 – 2 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 Alabama State 4 – 3 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Alcorn State 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Southern 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 5 – 0 Prairie View A&M 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 1 – 6 – 0     3 – 8 – 0 Texas Southern 0 – 7 – 0     0 – 11 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll	1989 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 13 Grambling State $^ 7 – 0 – 0     9 – 3 – 0 No. 17 Jackson State ^ 5 – 2 – 0     8 – 4 – 0 Alcorn State 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Southern 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 1 Texas Southern 3 – 3 – 1     3 – 7 – 1 Alabama State 2 – 4 – 1     5 – 5 – 1 Prairie View A&M 1 – 6 – 0     1 – 9 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 0 – 7 – 0     1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll
1990 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 16 Jackson State $^ 5 – 1 – 0     8 – 4 – 0 Alabama State 4 – 2 – 0     8 – 2 – 1 Grambling State 3 – 3 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 6 – 0 Southern 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 7 – 0 Texas Southern 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 7 – 0 Alcorn State 2 – 4 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll	1991 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 5 Alabama State $ 6 – 0 – 1     11 – 0 – 1 Alcorn State 4 – 2 – 1     7 – 2 – 1 Southern 4 – 3 – 0     4 – 7 – 0 Texas Southern 3 – 3 – 1     5 – 5 – 1 Mississippi Valley State 3 – 3 – 1     7 – 3 – 1 Jackson State 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Grambling State 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0 Prairie View A&M 0 – 7 – 0     0 – 11 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1992 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 18 Alcorn State $^ 7 – 0 – 0     7 – 4 – 0 Grambling State 6 – 1 – 0     10 – 2 – 0 Jackson State 4 – 3 – 0     7 – 4 – 0 Alabama State 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0 Southern 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0 Texas Southern 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Prairie View A&M 0 – 7 – 0     0 – 11 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
1993 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 15 Southern $ 7 – 0 – 0     11 – 1 – 0 No. 23 Alcorn State 6 – 1 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 Grambling State 4 – 3 – 0     7 – 4 – 0 Jackson State 3 – 3 – 1     5 – 5 – 1 Alabama State 3 – 3 – 1     5 – 4 – 1 Mississippi Valley State 2 – 3 – 2     4 – 4 – 2 Texas Southern 1 – 6 – 0     2 – 9 – 0 Prairie View A&M 0 – 7 – 0     0 – 11 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1994 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 7 Grambling State $ 6 – 1 – 0     9 – 3 – 0 Alcorn State $^ 6 – 1 – 0     8 – 3 – 1 Southern 5 – 2 – 0     6 – 5 – 0 Jackson State 4 – 3 – 0     7 – 4 – 0 Alabama State 3 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 0 Mississippi Valley State 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Texas Southern 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 7 – 0 Prairie View A&M 0 – 7 – 0     0 – 11 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant	1995 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 14 Jackson State $^   7 – 0         9 – 3   No. 11 Southern   6 – 1         11 – 1   Alabama State   5 – 2         8 – 3   Grambling State   4 – 3         5 – 6   Alcorn State   3 – 4         4 – 7   Mississippi Valley State   2 – 5         2 – 9   Texas Southern   1 – 6         2 – 8   Prairie View A&M   0 – 7         0 – 11   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
1996 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 8t Jackson State $^   6 – 1         10 – 2   Southern   5 – 2         7 – 5   Mississippi Valley State   5 – 2         7 – 4   Texas Southern   5 – 2         7 – 4   Alcorn State   3 – 4         4 – 7   Grambling State   2 – 5         3 – 8   Alabama State   2 – 5         3 – 8   Prairie View A&M   0 – 7         0 – 11   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant	1997 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 12 Southern $   8 – 0         11 – 1   No. 14 Jackson State ^   7 – 1         9 – 3   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   6 – 2         8 – 3   Texas Southern   4 – 4         5 – 6   Alcorn State   4 – 4         4 – 7   Mississippi Valley State   3 – 5         4 – 6   Alabama State   2 – 6         3 – 8   Grambling State   2 – 6         3 – 8   Prairie View A&M   0 – 8         0 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant	1998 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 14 Southern $   8 – 0         9 – 3   Jackson State   7 – 1         7 – 4   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   6 – 2         8 – 3   Texas Southern   4 – 4         6 – 5   Grambling State   4 – 4         5 – 6   Alabama State   3 – 5         5 – 6   Alcorn State   3 – 5         5 – 6   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 7         1 – 10   Prairie View A&M   0 – 8         1 – 10   Alabama A&M   –         5 – 6   $ – Conference champion Alabama A&M was an affiliate member, so its games did not count in the official standings.
1999 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East No. 19 Jackson State x   4 – 0         9 – 3   Alabama A&M   3 – 1         6 – 5   Alcorn State   1 – 3         3 – 7   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 3         3 – 8   Alabama State   1 – 3         2 – 9   West No. 17 Southern x$   4 – 0         11 – 2   Texas Southern   3 – 1         6 – 5   Grambling State   2 – 2         7 – 4   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 3         6 – 5   Prairie View A&M   0 – 4         2 – 8   Championship: Southern 31, Jackson State 30 December 11, 1999 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions	2000 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Alabama A&M x   5 – 2         7 – 5   Alabama State x   5 – 2         6 – 5   Jackson State   4 – 3         7 – 4   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 6         2 – 9   Alcorn State   0 – 7         0 – 11   West No. 13 Grambling State x$   6 – 1         10 – 2   Texas Southern   5 – 2         8 – 3   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   4 – 3         6 – 5   Southern   4 – 3         6 – 5   Prairie View A&M   1 – 6         1 – 10   Championship: Grambling State 14, Alabama A&M 6 December 2, 2000 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions	2001 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Alabama State x   6 – 1         8 – 4   Jackson State   5 – 2         7 – 4   Alcorn State   5 – 2         6 – 5   Alabama A&M   3 – 4         4 – 7   Mississippi Valley State   0 – 7         0 – 11   West No. 8 Grambling State x$   6 – 1         10 – 1   Southern   5 – 2         7 – 4   Prairie View A&M   2 – 5         3 – 7   Texas Southern   2 – 5         3 – 7   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 6         4 – 7   Championship: Grambling State 38, Alabama State 31 December 1, 2001 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions
2002 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Alabama A&M x   6 – 1         8 – 4   Jackson State   5 – 2         7 – 4   Alcorn State   3 – 4         6 – 5   Mississippi Valley State   3 – 4         5 – 6   Alabama State   2 – 5         6 – 6   West No. 8 Grambling State x$   6 – 1         11 – 2   Southern   5 – 2         6 – 6   Texas Southern   3 – 4         4 – 7   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   2 – 5         3 – 8   Prairie View A&M   0 – 7         1 – 10   Championship: Grambling State 31, Alabama A&M 19 December 14, 2002 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions	2003 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Alabama State x   5 – 2         8 – 5   Alcorn State x   5 – 2         7 – 5   Alabama A&M   4 – 3         8 – 4   Jackson State   2 – 5         2 – 10   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 6         2 – 9   West No. 13 Southern x$   6 – 1         12 – 1   No. 17 Grambling State x   6 – 1         9 – 3   Texas Southern   3 – 4         5 – 6   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   3 – 4         4 – 7   Prairie View A&M   0 – 7         1 – 10   Championship: Southern 20, Alabama State 9 December 13, 2003 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions	2004 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East No. 20 Alabama State x$   6 – 1         10 – 2   Alabama A&M   5 – 2         7 – 4   Alcorn State   4 – 3         7 – 4   Jackson State   3 – 4         4 – 7   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 6         3 – 8   West Southern x   6 – 1         8 – 4   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   5 – 2         6 – 3   Grambling State   3 – 4         6 – 5   Prairie View A&M   1 – 6         3 – 8   Texas Southern   0 – 7         0 – 11   Championship: Alabama State 40, Southern 35 December 11, 2004 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions
2005 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Alabama A&M x   7 – 2         9 – 3   Alabama State   6 – 3         6 – 5   Mississippi Valley State   5 – 4         6 – 5   Alcorn State   5 – 4         6 – 5   Jackson State   2 – 7         2 – 9   West No. 11 Grambling State x$   9 – 0         11 – 1   Southern   4 – 5         4 – 5   Prairie View A&M   3 – 6         5 – 6   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   3 – 6         3 – 8   Texas Southern   1 – 8         1 – 10   Championship: Grambling State 45, Alabama A&M 6 December 10, 2005 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions	2006 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Alabama A&M x$   6 – 3         9 – 3   Jackson State   5 – 4         6 – 5   Alcorn State   5 – 4         6 – 5   Mississippi Valley State   5 – 4         6 – 5   Alabama State   5 – 4         5 – 6   West Arkansas–Pine Bluff x   7 – 2         8 – 4   Southern   4 – 5         5 – 6   Grambling State   3 – 6         3 – 8   Texas Southern   3 – 6         3 – 8   Prairie View A&M   2 – 7         3 – 7   Championship: Alabama A&M 22, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 13 December 16, 2006 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions	2007 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Jackson State x$   7 – 2         8 – 4   Alabama A&M   6 – 3         3 – 3   Alabama State   4 – 5         5 – 6   Mississippi Valley State   2 – 7         3 – 8   Alcorn State   2 – 7         2 – 8   West No. 25 Grambling State x   8 – 1         8 – 4   Southern   6 – 3         8 – 3   Prairie View A&M   6 – 3         7 – 3   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   4 – 5         4 – 7   Texas Southern   0 – 9         0 – 11   Championship: Jackson State 42, Grambling State 31 December 15, 2007 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions
2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Jackson State x   6 – 1         7 – 5   Alabama A&M   4 – 3         5 – 7   Alabama State   2 – 5         3 – 8   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 6         3 – 8   Alcorn State   1 – 6         2 – 10   West Grambling State x$   7 – 0         11 – 2   Prairie View A&M   6 – 1         9 – 1   Southern   5 – 2         6 – 5   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   2 – 5         3 – 9   Texas Southern   1 – 6         4 – 8   Championship: Grambling State 41, Jackson State 9 December 13, 2008 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions	2009 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Alabama A&M x   4 – 3         7 – 5   Alcorn State   3 – 4         3 – 6   Jackson State   3 – 5         3 – 7   Alabama State   1 – 6         4 – 7   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 7         3 – 8   West No. 15 Prairie View A&M x$   7 – 0         9 – 1   Grambling State   5 – 3         7 – 5   Texas Southern   5 – 2         6 – 5   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   4 – 4         6 – 5   Southern   3 – 5         6 – 6   Championship: Prairie View A&M 30, Alabama A&M 24 December 12, 2009 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll	2010 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Alabama State xy   6 – 3         7 – 5   Jackson State x   6 – 3         8 – 3   Alcorn State   4 – 5         5 – 6   Alabama A&M   2 – 7         3 – 8   Mississippi Valley State   0 – 9         0 – 10   West Texas Southern xy$   8 – 1         9 – 3   No. 23 Grambling State x   8 – 1         9 – 2   Prairie View A&M   6 – 3         7 – 4   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   4 – 5         5 – 6   Southern   1 – 8         2 – 9   Championship: Texas Southern 11, Alabama State 6 December 11, 2010 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll
2011 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Alabama A&M xy   7 – 2         8 – 4   Alabama State x   7 – 2         8 – 3   No. 21 Jackson State x   7 – 2         9 – 2   Alcorn State   1 – 8         2 – 8   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 8         1 – 10   West Grambling State xy$   6 – 3         8 – 4   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   5 – 4         6 – 5   Prairie View A&M   5 – 4         5 – 6   Southern   4 – 5         4 – 7   Texas Southern   2 – 7         4 – 7   Championship: Grambling State 16, Alabama A&M 15 December 10, 2011 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Jackson State and Southern are ineligible to participate in the SWAC Championship Game due to low APR scores. Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll	2012 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Jackson State xy   7 – 2         7 – 5   Alabama State   7 – 2         7 – 4   Alabama A&M   6 – 3         7 – 4   Mississippi Valley State   5 – 4         5 – 6   Alcorn State   4 – 5         4 – 7   West Arkansas–Pine Bluff xy$   8 – 1         10 – 2   Prairie View A&M   3 – 6         3 – 8   Southern   3 – 6         4 – 7   Texas Southern*   2 – 7         2 – 9   Grambling State   0 – 9         1 – 10   Championship:Arkansas–Pine Bluff 24, Jackson State 21 ^OT December 8, 2012 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Texas Southern ineligible for the SWAC Championship due to failing to fulfill NCAA graduation rate requirement (2012), repeated infractions, and lying to NCAA about self-imposed restrictions (2013 & 2014) As of November 4, 2012; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll	2013 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Jackson State xy   8 – 1         8 – 4   Alcorn State   7 – 2         9 – 3   Alabama State*   7 – 2         8 – 4   Alabama A&M   4 – 5         4 – 8   Mississippi Valley State*   2 – 7         2 – 9   West Southern xy$   7 – 2         9 – 4   Prairie View A&M   5 – 4         6 – 6   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   2 – 7         2 – 9   Texas Southern*   2 – 7         2 – 9   Grambling State   1 – 8         1 – 11   Championship: Southern 34, Jackson State 27 ^2OT December 7, 2013 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Texas Southern was ineligible for the SWAC Championship due to failing to fulfill NCAA graduation rate requirement (2012), repeated infractions, and lying to NCAA about self-imposed restrictions (2013 & 2014) Alabama State and Mississippi Valley State were ineligible for the SWAC Championship due to Academic Progress Rate sanctions, pending appeal Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll
2014 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Alcorn State x$   7 – 2         10 – 3   Alabama State†   5 – 4         7 – 5   Jackson State   3 – 6         5 – 7   Alabama A&M   3 – 6         4 – 8   Mississippi Valley State†   1 – 8         2 – 9   West Southern x   8 – 1         9 – 4   Grambling State   7 – 2         7 – 5   Prairie View A&M†   5 – 4         5 – 5   Texas Southern   3 – 6         5 – 6   Arkansas–Pine Bluff†   3 – 6         4 – 7   Championship: Alcorn State 38, Southern 24 December 6, 2014 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions † Alabama State, Arkansas–Pine Bluff, Mississippi Valley State, and Prairie View A&M ineligible for postseason due to APR violations As of November 15, 2014; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll	2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Alcorn State xy$   7 – 2         9 – 4   Alabama State*   5 – 4         6 – 5   Alabama A&M   3 – 6         3 – 8   Jackson State   3 – 6         3 – 8   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 8         1 – 10   West No. 24 Grambling State xy   9 – 0         9 – 3   Prairie View A&M   8 – 1         8 – 2   Southern   6 – 3         6 – 5   Texas Southern   2 – 7         3 – 7   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 8         2 – 9   Championship: Alcorn State 49, Grambling State 21 December 5, 2015 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Alabama State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS FCS Poll	2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Alcorn State xy   5 – 4         5 – 6   Alabama A&M   4 – 5         4 – 7   Alabama State   3 – 6         4 – 7   Jackson State   3 – 6         3 – 8   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 8         1 – 10   West No. 16 Grambling State xy$   9 – 0         12 – 1   Southern*   8 – 1         8 – 3   Prairie View A&M   7 – 2         7 – 4   Texas Southern   4 – 5         4 – 7   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 8         1 – 10   Championship: Grambling State 27, Alcorn State 20 December 3, 2016 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant *Southern ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS FCS Poll
2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Alcorn State xy   5 – 2         7 – 5   Alabama State   4 – 3         5 – 6   Alabama A&M   3 – 4         4 – 7   Jackson State   3 – 4         3 – 8   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 6         2 – 9   West No. 16 Grambling State xy$   7 – 0         11 – 2   Southern*   5 – 2         7 – 4   Prairie View A&M   4 – 3         6 – 5   Texas Southern   2 – 5         2 – 9   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 6         2 – 9   Championship: Grambling State 40, Alcorn State 32 December 2, 2017 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant *Southern ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS FCS Poll	2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Division Alcorn State x$   6 – 1         9 – 3   Alabama A&M   5 – 2         6 – 5   Jackson State   4 – 3         5 – 5   Alabama State   3 – 4         4 – 7   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 6         1 – 10   West Division Southern xy   6 – 1         7 – 4   Grambling State   4 – 3         6 – 5   Prairie View A&M   4 – 3         5 – 6   Texas Southern   1 – 6         2 – 9   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 6         2 – 9   Championship: Alcorn State 37, Southern 28 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll	2019 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Division Alcorn State x$   6 – 1         9 – 4   Alabama State   4 – 2         5 – 5   Alabama A&M   4 – 3         7 – 5   Jackson State   3 – 4         4 – 8   Mississippi Valley State   1 – 6         2 – 9   West Division Southern x   6 – 1         8 – 5   Grambling State   4 – 3         6 – 5   Prairie View A&M   3 – 3         5 – 5   Arkansas–Pine Bluff   3 – 4         6 – 5   Texas Southern   0 – 7         0 – 11   Championship: Alcorn State 39, Southern 24 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions
2020 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Division Alabama A&M   –         –   Alabama State   –         –   Alcorn State   –         –   Jackson State   –         –   Mississippi Valley State   –         –   West Division Arkansas–Pine Bluff   –         –   Grambling State   –         –   Prairie View A&M *   –         –   Southern   –         –   Texas Southern   –         –   Note: SWAC playing a spring conference-only schedule (February–May 2021) due to COVID-19 pandemic. * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions As of February 10, 2021; Rankings from STATS Poll

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